How Does Someone Become A School Shooter?

How Does Someone Become A School Shooter?

Inside the race to stop the next mass shooter

Inside the race to stop the next mass shooter

Preventing Gun Violence Without Just Talking About The Gun by Nicole Hockley @TEDx University of Nev

Preventing Gun Violence Without Just Talking About The Gun by Nicole Hockley @TEDx University of Nev

United sued after flight attendants fired for refusing to be on plane

United sued after flight attendants fired for refusing to be on plane

The most dangerous weapon in law in enforcement by Brian Willis

Accused in Killing of Trooper, Is Reported Held in Pennsylvania

Accused in Killing of Trooper, Is Reported Held in Pennsylvania

You Asked: Is Meditation Really Worth It?

You Asked: Is Meditation Really Worth It?

Exposure to workplace violence can lead to serious consequences for health sector employees

Exposure to workplace violence can lead to serious consequences for health sector employees

10 Small Things You Can Do Every Day to Get Smarter

10 Small Things You Can Do Every Day to Get Smarter

Crazed Attacks on the White House Will Probably Increase - Thanks to Omar Gonzalez.

Crazed Attacks on the White House Will Probably Increase - Thanks to Omar Gonzalez.

{"items":["5fda360a2b32d600172df8cf","5fda360a2b32d600172df8cd","5fda3609cc263c0017f39163","5fda360aad08f60017daffeb","5fda360aad08f60017daffe7","5fda360afdbd7f0017aea98a","5fda360afdbd7f0017aea98b","5fda360afdbd7f0017aea988","5fda360afdbd7f0017aea986","5fda360afdbd7f0017aea989"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"max","cubeRatio":1.7777777777777777,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":15,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":0,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":3,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":0,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":true,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":["SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","SHOW_BELOW"],"galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":60,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":75,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":0,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":1000,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_12","value":"rgba(168,168,168,0)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"calculateTextBoxHeightMode":"MANUAL","targetItemSize":1000,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|max|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":true,"externalInfoHeight":60,"externalInfoWidth":0.75},"container":{"width":229,"galleryWidth":244,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}
You may also like 

Things we should tell our children immediately.


11018131_733248687839_542403459678708605_n (1).jpg

Photo: Van Applegate

Post by: Dr. Tau Braun

With all of this focus on law enforcement, criminal justice, protests and riots - what questions are not being asked? What assumptions and biases cloud our judgement?

In a world where people are told everything is possible, what happens when catastrophic failure occurs? Errors and accidents are more common during crisis, that is why its important to try and avoid them. How can we help a younger generation - one that was raised to have pollyanna levels of optimism and told everyone is a winner - to deal with failure. People are going to make mistakes, people are going to be injured, people are going to die from unnatural causes - at what point do we stop blaming others and build a world with less crisis and more personal responsibility?

Law enforcement are on the front lines and bear the brunt of this idealistic faulty logic, but do you know who else experiences the wrath of an uncertain world and deals with volatile people on a daily basis. Healthcare professionals. All over the world, healthcare professionals are being beaten, stabbed, and murdered because they can't offer miracles, they make mistakes and interact with unstable people - the same people that law enforcement interact with. Did you know that healthcare workers face 20% higher rates of workplace violence than any other workers?

Is it possible that three of Freddy Gray's vertebrae were unintentionally fractured during his arrest. Is it possible that without an x-ray the officers involved had no idea of the severity of his injuries? Is it possible that they often deal with people crying out in pain and malingering during an arrest, and refusing to walk, in fact protestors do it all the time - could this have desensitized them to look out and react to real medical emergencies, like Freddie was experiencing? Is it possible that Freddie thrashing around in the back of a police van made his injuries worse? Is it possible that the officers did not know that it was now mandatory to seatbelt their passengers - the changing procedure memo was only sent 3 days prior to Freddie's arrest? Is it possible that the intubation that Freddie more than likely received under ER hospital care, may have damaged his voice box, made his situation worse - did the emergency team know at time his neck was more than likely broken? Could this necessary medical procedure actually have killed him?

In a world with so much fragility and uncertainty - there are a some things we need to tell our children immediately. Everything is awesome - but like the Lego song suggests, we have to work as a team. It is important to know that not everyone wins the trophy, there are people with real struggles and they need our help, and our compassion. People make mistakes - all people. Never run from the police. Never resist arrest. Not everything is instant - some things take time - like food that has to grow, or finding cures to diseases, or recovery from previous social injustices, and importantly the "truth" of a story or a tragic event.

Much love to the family and friends of Freddie Gray, the officers involved in his arrest and the city of Baltimore.

Be Happy, Be Safe.

Dr. Tau Braun

#drtaubraun #collectiveviolence #violencepreventionstrategies #healthcare

No tags yet.
Search By Tags
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • August 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
Archive

© 2018 Violence Prevention Agency

VPA

MISSION

GUIDING VALUES

LEADERSHIP

ABOUT US

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook

Linkedin

Twitter

Newsletter

SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS

Mass Casualty Attack (Active Shooter) Training

Violence Prevention Strategies for Healthcare Facilities

Workplace Violence Prevention

School Security and Safety

Security and Safety Programs for Colleges

Continuing Education for LE, Security and Safety Professionals

CONTACT US

 

VPA
  • ABOUT US

  • MASS CASUALTY ATTACKER PREPAREDNESS

  • SERVICES & SOLUTIONS

  • STORE

  • NEWSLETTER

  • CONTACT US

  • More